Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 251, 4 August 1919 — Page 1

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THE RICHMOOT) PAIXABITOC VOL. XLTV-NO. 251 p1LdJUBBu.E!"t- Consolidated - WJ, wUh ettn.Telenrram HOT. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1919 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS HINES CALLS RAIL UNION LEADERS IN CONFERENCE STRIKE TIES UP CITY'S ICE; NO RELIEF PROMISED SENATE TAKES One "Statesman" Jails Another In Honduras Airplane Worth a Million Dollars, Said to Have Been Burned by American Officers, Shown in Pyre at Colombes-Les-Belles, France UP BATTLE ON COST PROBLEM

Drivers and Helpers of Crystal Company Walk Out 2-3 of Supply Tied up. Two-thirds of the ice supply of Richmond was tied up Monday morning at 10:00 o'clock, when the entire force of drivers and assistant's of the Crystal Ice company went on strike.

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Problem Railway Clerks and Freight Handlers Threaten Strike. SHOP STRIKE GROWS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 All railroad union Officlala ton were asked bv Hlnes to meet with him at noon toaay ror a conference on the high cost 01 living. RELIEF DEMANDED. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 Four hundred fifty thousand members of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship clerks, freight handlers, express and station employes today Joined with other railway workers In demanding that "unless something be done materially to reduce the cost of living our wages must be raised to give us Immediate relief." The demands have been transmitted to the railroad administration, J. J. Forrester, president of the brotherhood, announced. THOUSANDS JOIN STRIKE CHICAGO, Aug. 4 The strike of federated railway shopmen which entered on its fourth day today and has already involved approximately 250,000, will soon spread to every, section of the country, local officials of th.e union declared today, unless their demands are speedily met. The ranks of the strikers were augmented by several thousand yesterday, many others voted to Join today, while locals at a number of Important railway centers, Including Kansas City, Mo., were to ballot during the day on the question of going out. Fifteen hundred shopmen at Superior, Wis., were to quit work today, according to the president of the Superior local. Should the men quit at Superior and other railway terminals at the head of Lake Superior, the movement of iron ore down the great lakes would be seriously hampered within a few days, railroad officials said. Decide Against Strike At Cumberland, Md.. the shopmen of the B. & O. railroad who went out Friday, called off the strike Sunday, on the ground that it did not have official sanction. Iu other cities the locals at mass meetings decided not to strike until orders came from their executive of ficials who are now In Washington In conference with officials of the rail road administration. The most serious tie up of Indus try caused by the shopmen's Btrike was reported from Gary, Ind., where eight of the twelve blast furnaces there of the United States Steel cor poration were banked. It was said 30,000 men were thrown out of em ployment as a result of the shutting down of these furnaces. The entire force of shopmen em ployed by the Wabash and the Lake Erio & Western walked out, according to heads of local unious, while on other railroads the tie up was only partial. Railroad officials said that traffic would begin to suffer seriously within 5 days to a weak unless some settlement of the strike is arranged. LIBERTY TEACHER TO DIRECT TAKING OF CENSUS IN SIXTH Jesse E. Stevens, a pchool teacher of Liberty, will have supervision of the taking of the 1920 government census in the sixth district, according to orriclal announcement made from Washington Monday. Stevens is a Democrat, an are all other census Fupervlsors named for Indiana. A supervisor is named for each congressional district. The supervisor is authorized to name the enumerators, probably one for each township and city ward, who will take the census of the population and also arm statistics. Applicants will be required to pass a test. The enumerators will begin their work January 1 and it must be completed within thirty days. Their reports will be completed and sent to Washington. For his four or five months of work, each supervisor will receive about $2,000 and in some districts more. The enumerators will receive from $3 to $6 a day for tbeir month's work. Those in Alaska and such places will receive the maximum pay, while enumerators in sections of the country having good transportation facilites and better weather will get les pay. SHOP MEN WALK OUT AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4. Following a strike vote this morning 2,500 men employed at the Beach Grove shops of the New York Central lines walked out at noon today. Shopmen employed by the Pennsylvania, the Chicago, Indianapolis and iVe8tern, and the Monon railroads also Iheld meetings today and decided to remain at work until they received .further orders from the executive officers of the Federated Railway ShopI men's union, who are now in conference with the railroad administration at Washington.

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President Bertrand (above) and Vice President Membreno It Is reported that President Ber trand .of Honduras has Imprisoned his vice president, Dr. Alberto Mem breno, chreing the latter with hav ing taken the leading sart in a revo lution proclaimed recently in Hondur as. Membreno was formerly Honduran minister to the United States. GRAND JURY MAY BE CALLED HERE IN PRICE PROBE Judge Bond Says Reports of Profiteering Will be Investigated Prices Are High. An investigation of the high prices of food stuffs In Richmond may be coducted by the Wayne county grand jury, unless some change is made in the present high prices, according to Judge Bond, of the Wayne circuit court. Judge Bond said Monday that he would call the grand jury into a special session to investigate food con ditions, if there was any evidence of profiteering on the part of wholesale and retail food dealers. "I am heartily in favor of looking into this matter, and will do all in my power, even to calling the grand jury, if there is any chance of cutting the high cost of living in Richmond," Judge Bond said Monday. "I have noticed that prices here are much higher than elsewhere, especially in the smaller communities." Instances have been pointed out to the judge, he said, where food products in smaller towns near Richmond have offered food stuffs for sale from 50 to 75 percent cheaper, than they are offered in Richmond. Although this applies chiefly to the fresh fruits and vegetables, in the opinion of the judge, other commodities are high in comparison. "I have been told by retail grocers in Richmond, that they cannot purchase green stuff direct from the farmers for fear of causing a break with commission men, which would mean that they would be unable to buy fruits that have to be shipped here," Judge Bond said. "This means that grocers must pur chase all of their commodities from wholesale or commission merchants. with a corresponding increase in price. "I am not only ready and willing, but am eager to give every assistance in solving the food problem in Rich mond, and will call the grand jury SB quickly as I can find evidence of profiteering among the local dealers of food products. Preliminary Plans For City Budget To Be Made Preliminary plans for making up the city budget for 1920 will be considered at a meeting to be held Wednesday evening of the Board of Works and heads of the city departments.

Manager Taylor, of the company.

said In the afternoon that he would put ice into the homes served by the company as soon as he could get men to handle the wagons, but that he could say absolutely nothing as to when that would be. Neither side would make any state ment as to the result of a conference held by the head of the strikers and the manager after the men drove back to the barn. Hospital Supplied Reid hospital, and other centers where the lack of ice might be un usually serious, say that they get their ice from other companies. The manager of the Independent company, the only other company de livering ice in the city, said that he was delivering absolutely up to his promise to relieve the situation in any way. The men said they had been work ing unspecified hours, usually amount ing to many more than ten a day, for $25 a week for drivers and $22 for helpers. They are asking for $30 for drivers and $25 for helpers; a tenhour day, and time and one-half for overtime, They said they thought the company could meet their demands by subdividing the routes, and putting on two more wagons, claiming that the present routes are too long to be covered adequately in a ten-hour day. Forty-seven tons a day is the total handled by the Crystal, according to the manager, the company handling the whole output of the Rettlg plant, besides its own. The Independent, the other company delivering, has a capacity of about 34 tons, of the city's de mand of 70 tons a day. Will Ruin City's Health. "It is essential for the city's health that the strike be over as soon as possible," said Dr. J. H. Klnsey, city health officer. Monday morning. "Babies dependent on Ice to keep their milk sweet, will suffer, as well as sick persons. If the strike continues long, I anticipate a severe decline in health due to the fact that people will try to keep food as long as possible at the present high prices, and it will Inevitably spoil." STRIKE TIES UP - GRAIN SHIPMENTS: ELEVATORS CLOSE In Wayne county strikes on the railroads are making it difflcut for opertors of grain elevators to ship out their grain. The operator of the elevator at Economy reported Mon day that it would be necessary to close Monday because the elevator was filled. About 7,000 bushels are on hand. The Greensfork elevator has 12,000 bushels of grain on hand and no cars. A car was promised the elevator to day but had not come. A little grain was received at the elevator Monday, but it is about filled. Two cars on the siding at New Paris have been filled up and no others are expected. Over 10,000 bushels of grain are In the elevator which is now shut down. PICK GRAND JURORS TO PROBE RACE RIOT (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 4. After the calm est night In the "black belt" for more than a week, the work was begun today of selecting a grand jury before which will come the cases of white men and negroes who are accused of participation in the race riots wh'ch caused the death of 20 negroes and 13 whites, and the injury of hundreds The coroner has fixed the number of dead at 33 and the city health commissioner has found 306 people injured in the riots were treated in hospitals. He expressed the opinion, however, that perhaps 400 or more who were injured in the riots never reported at hospitals and consequently the total number of tnjured will never be known officially. The state troops had little to do during the night in the riot zone, but much excitement was caused early today by persistent reports telephoned into headquarters of the second regiment, that a crowd of 500 men was gathering at South Ashland avenue and West 59th street. When a company of troops reached the scene the crowd had vanished and the soldiers returned to headquarters. Several thousand negroes who expected to return to work in the s.tock yards today, after nearly a week's absence on account of the riots, must wait until the unrest caused by the disturbances in the district have subsided. After announcing that the colored men would return to work today, superintendents of all the large packing houses decided that it would be prudent to hold the negroes at their homes for an indefinite period. Christian Endeavors In Jugoslavia Will Meet (By Associated Press) BOSTON, Aug. 4. The Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark, president of the World's Christian Endeavor Union, announced that the first national convention of Christian Endeavorers in Jugoslavia would be held this fall. Dr. Clark left here today to attend the biennial conference of the United So ciety of Christian Endeavor at Buffalo,

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Pile of U. S. airplanes at Colombes - WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. The burning of huge piles of airplanes, many of them new (nd practically all pronounced to be in good condition, to make an officers' holiday in France, has stirred the ire of congress. The facts as unearthed bv Represetatives Oscar Bland and Royal C. Johnson, Republican members of the house sub-committee on military expenditures, are that 150 airplanes valued at more than $1,000,000, were piled in great heaps by officers at Colombes-les-Belles, and deliberately burned. Engines Destroyed It was testified by witnesses of the 1st Pursuit Squadron, some of whom had taken part in the destruction, that 160 airplanes were turned after their engines had been removed and smash ed. Some of the engines were described as in good condition. One had been In the air only twenty minutes, according to its log book. New wings. new tires and undamaged fuselages were burned. LANSING TO BE QUESTIONED ON PACT FEATURES Political Aspects of Treaty to be Examined by Senate Committee. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 Secretary Lansing, who was the head of the American delegation at the peace conference after President Wilson returned home, will be Questioned by the senate foreign relations committee Wednesday regarding the political features of the treaty. He is also expected to be asked many questions regarding the league of nations. Norman Davis, American financial advisor at Versailles, told the committee today that the American peace delegates expressed no opinion as to whether the United States should receive part of the indemnity paid by Germany because they felt they were without authority in the matter. Pressed by committee members to describe the exact attitude of the American delegates, Mr. Davis declared the Impression was not given to the peace conference that the United States would ask for no part of the indemnity. Looked to World Interest. "Nor did we tell them," he added, "that the United States would request a part. We felt we had no authority to do so. I will say, however, that our position there was somewhat different from that of the other nations in that our interests were so infinitesimal directly as compared to the others. We are not trying to trade for something but were looking rather to the interests of the whole world." Mr. Davis said there had been no decision whether the United States would accept German securities in reimbursement for money loaned by this country to Belgium but that President Wilson had 6aid he would recommend that course to congress. City Of Paris Is Cited For Firm and Smiling Courage ft (By Associated Press) PARIS, Sunday, Aug. 3. Clemenceau has cited the city of Paris in army orders as follows: "The city of Paris, a capital magnificently worthy of France, animated by patriotic faith which never faltered, bore with firm and smiling courage frequent bombardments by aircraft and long-range guns from 1914 to 1918 and has added deathless chapters to her secular glory."

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les - Belles, France, just before and shortly after torch was applied.

Witnesses agreed the guards were placed around the fire to keep people away, and were given express orders not to permit photographs to be taken, Marion Payne of Oil City, Pa said he and others "crushed in the sides of the planes with hammers, loosened the bolts fastening the engine to the fuselage, tied a rope to the tail and tipped up the plane, letting the engine j fall to the ground four or five leet. The fall would make the engine useless unless remodelled." New Liberty Motors Destroyed The planes were described as Liberties, Sopwith, Camels, De Havllands, Spads and Sampsons. The number of Liberty motors destroyed was not- known. The-com rrrtttee emphasized that the Liberty motors must have been almost new, for these were late in reaching France. Sergt. Alfred T. Rorer of Scranton, Pa., said the commanding officer of the flying field ordered uim to furnish a detail of fifty to seventy-five Troops Charge Liverpool Rioters With Bayonets (By Associated Press) LIVERPOOL, Aug. 4. Riotous crowds were driven from the streets of this city this morning by troops charging with fixed bayonets. The rioters filled the streets during the night and it was not until daybreak thaat the soldiers were ordered to charge. The cruiser Valiant and two destroyers have moved into the Marsey river to protect the docks. The employes of bus and tramway lines falied to report for work this morning. No notice of a strike had been given, but it Is not believed that the movement was undertaken In sympathy with the policemen's strike. UNIVERSAL ARMY SERVICE IN U. S, ASKED BY BAKER Plan Provides for War Strength of 1 ,250,000 Men . Half to be Reserve. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Maintenance of one field army with a war strength of 1,250,000 men is proposed in a bill establishing a permanent military policy which was sent to congress today by Secretary Baker. The active force of this army would be 510,000 regulars while the remainder would be young men who had taken a three month's military training course which would be compulsory for all 19-year-old youths. This reserve strength would be used to fill out the 20 infantry divisions and the one cavalary division into which it is sup posed to divide the regular array. Under the measures all special services built up during the war would be maintained as separate branches except the chemical warfare service which would be merged with the engineer's corps. Guard to be Unchanged. Promotion of officers by seniority would be abolished. Secretary Baker said the war had shown this system of promotion to be defective. No change in the existing law with regard to the organization of the nattional guards and its relation to the regular army was suggested. Mr. Baker said It was assumed that the national defense act, federalizing the guard would be retained in force. Under the war department's plan, youths would be subject to military service for two years after completing the course of military training and in the event of war the selective service act in force during the great war would become operative.

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mechanics or laborers to report to the master electrician. When they returned, he said, several told him that had been destroying planes. He said he examined a pile of wings and found them practically new. "I understand," he said, "the order came from Lieut. Col. Ashire, the commander of the field, to Capt. J. L. McGrath, commander of the equadron. "Wanton Destruction" According to Rorer, the Liberty motors looked new. He was told some still had shipping tags. "It was wanton destruction of good material," he added. "On some planes there were new tires. So far as I known, there was-nw attempt to take them off. Lieut. Paul L. Lockwood said airplanes were destroyed at other places. John C. McKeague said he saw 150 planes destroyed and some were so good that they were flown to the burning place. He said the gasoline In the tanks exploded. BOMB EXPLOSION INJURES FORMER U. S. ATTORNEY Oscar Lawler in Serious Condition Revenge of Dynamiters is Seen. (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4. Oscar Lawler, former assistant United States attorney-general, who was seriously burned yesterday in a fire following a Domb explosion wnlch wrecked his nome, nas a cnance of recovery, ac cording to his physicians early today. They seemed certain of the recovery of Mrs. Lawler, who also was badly Durned. The explosion was said by the police to have been the result of a desire for revenge by a group of dynamiters whom he prosecuted some years ago in the middle west. A reward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of perpetrators of the bomb outrage has been offered by the Aiercnants ana Manuracturers asso ciation and Mayor Schneider announc ed that he would ask the city council today t ooffer an additional J1.000 re ward. Deep burns covered nearly half of Mr. Lawler's body chiefly on the upper part. Mrs. Lawler's burns were of a secondary nature, but her Bufferings were increased by a fracture of the clavicle, sustained, it was believed, when her husband dropped her faint ing from the second story of their burning home. Child is Uninjured. Awakened shortly before 3 o'clock Sunday morning by a terrific explosion immediately below the second story porcn, where they were sleeping and seeing the home enveloped in flames, Mr. and Mrs. Lawler attempted to reach another sleeping porch to rescue their five year old son, Oscar, Jr., and nis nurse. When they were cut off by the fire, Mrs. juawier fainted. Her husband took her in his arms and carried her through the flames to a window and lowered her body to an awning which covered a window on the ground floor. From the awning she fell to the ground. Mr. Lawler then jumped, striking his head on the steps. The boy and his nurse were rescued uninjured. Neighbors told of having seen a mysterious group of men near the Lawler home last Friday night, of hearing footsteps shortly before the explosion; of seeing a man dressed in gray a number of times in front of the residence and of a speeding automobile immediately after the explosion. Three explosions were heard at the (Continued on Page Thirteen)

Agriculture Committee Called

for Tomorrow to Discuss Means of Lowering Living Cost Wheat Debated. PRESIDENT RETURNS (By Associated Freaa) WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. President Wilson returned to Washington early today from a week-end trip down the Potomac on the Maynower. He had no engagements for the forenoon and was understood to be devoting his attention to the high cost of living problem. NO REMEDY OFFERED WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Discussion of the high cost of living was resumed in the senate today immediately after the session opened. Chairman Gronna of the agriculture committee announced that he had called a committee meeting tomorrow to discuss means of reducing the cost of living. He said he had no remedy to offer but declared that increase of wages and decrease of working hours was not a panacea nor would government ownership or control of utilities boIvo the problem. Relation of the price of wheat to the cost of living was debated by several senators. (Continued on Page Thirteen) BOARD ASKED FOR PAY INCREASE BY FIREMEN OF CITY An Increase of $10 a month, every fifth day off and a vacation of 14 days was asked by the Richmond firemen In a petition received by the board of public works at its meeting Monday morning. The petitioners ask that the new in crease take effect January 1 so that their request can be considered when the new budget is made up In Septem ber. The firemen are now-' receiving $30 a month, having received two in creases during the past year. The petition was placed on file and it will be considered when the budget is made up. MAYOR NAMES CITY PLAN COMMISSION Appointment of the city planning commission, the creation of which was authorized by the city council In a resolution adopted sometime ago. was anounced Monday morning by Mayor W. W. Zimmerman. The members of the commission are Alonzo M. Gardner, attorney; John H . Niewoehner, sanitary engineer; John Mueller, Architectural engineer; Mathew Von Pein, councilman; Rev. J. J. Rae, welfare; Walter Held, manu facturer; and D. B. Davis, city civil engineer. The duties of the commission, as outlined In the resolution shall be to prepare end submit to the council and Board of Works comprehensive plans for the future physical development and Improvement of the city; based primarily upon utility, convenience and beauty, physical needs and possi bilities, and the social welfare and well being of the people. The appointment of the commission is in line with the most progressive ideas of city management, said ifr. Zimmerman, Monday. "Persons who are thoroughly competent and who have the respect of the majority of the people, who are sound in their judgment, yet at the same time capable of dreaming for the future growth and needs of the city of Richmond are to be members of the commission and act as a nucleus around which public opinion can be formed concerning civic projects. Because the commission is composed of persons from the various sections of the city there will be a tendency to draw the people of each community closer topyUier in their Interests for the benflt of the whole city." Weather Forecast For Indiana, by United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy, probably showers and thunderstorms in north portion tonight and Tuesday. Not much change in temperature. Today's Temperature. Noon 8SJ Yesterday. Maximum 2 Minimum 62 For Wayne County, by W. E. Meere Thunderstorms are probable this afternoon or tonight, and Tuesday. General Condition A marked rise in temperature has taken place generally over the central states, the center of the warm wave being east of the 100th meridian and south of the lakes. Thunderstorms are developing, due to a storm crossing the Great Lakes. The weather will continue to be unsettled for the next thirty-six hours.